How China Is Behind The Nuclear Program Of Iran—and Every Other Rogue State -- Gordon G, Chang, The Tablet
Beijing proved masterful at enabling Pyongyang to expand its program, and did the same for Pakistan. Now it’s Tehran’s turn.
In November, immediately after the announcement that Iran had reached a deal with Western negotiators concerning its nuclear program, China’s former ambassador to Tehran, Hua Liming, made the case that Beijing—not the American Secretary of State John Kerry or the European Union envoy Catherine Ashton—ultimately deserved credit for brokering the agreement. “When the two parties came across irresolvable problems, they would come to China, which would ‘lubricate’ the negotiation and put things back on track,” Hua, apparently speaking at the direction of the Communist Party, told Chinese state media.
There has been considerable disagreement about whether the interim arrangement, which partially freezes Iran’s nuclear program, is a good deal for the international community. Beijing’s enthusiasm is sufficient evidence that it is not: China is Iran’s best big-power friend, and if Hua is to be believed, then Beijing thinks it has just scored a triumph for its friends in Tehran.
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My Comment: This is a terribly short sighted policy from China .... and one that I suspect they will regret in the future. The Chinese .... of course .... see it differently.
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I think part of this, and perhaps just a small part, comes from the US involvement in selling arms to Taiwan awhile back which didn't earn them any favors with the Chinese.
This, coupled with the strong US military involement with Japan, may be just a part of the reason why China does what it does. The other part could be business.
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